__________________“There’s so many athletes, tennis players around the world,” he continued, trying to put his life into some kind of perspective, “they want to be the best in what they do. They want to succeed. Many of them, they don’t succeed in the end. I’m fortunate to have this opportunity and succeed.”

__________________“There’s so many athletes, tennis players around the world,” he continued, trying to put his life into some kind of perspective, “they want to be the best in what they do. They want to succeed. Many of them, they don’t succeed in the end. I’m fortunate to have this opportunity and succeed.”

Err... no, he just says that he's the favorite, but he said that after Montecarlo and before Barcelona.
However I hope you're right. Last year he didn't compete well in Montecarlo, Madrid and Rome but almost beat Nadal in RG... so i believe in him.

However I hope you're right. Last year he didn't compete well in Montecarlo, Madrid and Rome but almost beat Nadal in RG... so i believe in him.

Yup, definitely the clay season is decided in Paris... in 2011 Novak won both masters (plus Belgrade), yet losing in Paris was big disappointment. If he wins RG, nobody will care what he did in Madrid and Rome. He should be fresh and motivated, and with practically no pressure, with a good draw he can storm into the finals

__________________“There’s so many athletes, tennis players around the world,” he continued, trying to put his life into some kind of perspective, “they want to be the best in what they do. They want to succeed. Many of them, they don’t succeed in the end. I’m fortunate to have this opportunity and succeed.”

Getting to be the hitting partner for the world No.1 is an unexpected opportunity for Pouille to meet the best player on the planet and to exchange more than just a few pleasantries with him. "Novak's really nice, we had a quick chat before the session and then he came and had a talk with me afterwards. Then we ended up together in the warm-up room…" the Frenchman explained, before highlighting everything that he had learned from the master, with wide-eyed admiration. "He didn't make a mistake in the session until we were 10 minutes in. He was full on, right from the word go."

Nole looks business it seems, good to hear

__________________“There’s so many athletes, tennis players around the world,” he continued, trying to put his life into some kind of perspective, “they want to be the best in what they do. They want to succeed. Many of them, they don’t succeed in the end. I’m fortunate to have this opportunity and succeed.”